Winsford
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Winsford is a town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is on the River Weaver, south of Northwich and west of Middlewich. It grew around the salt mining industry after the river was canalised in the 18th century, allowing freight to be conveyed northwards to the Port of Runcorn on the River Mersey. At the 2021 census the built up area had a population of 32,530 and the parish had a population of 33,547.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.london_distance_mi
- 155
- UK place.london_direction
- SE
- UK place.official_name
- Winsford
- UK place.label_position
- left
- UK place.static_image_name
- Christ Church Wharton, Winsford.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Christ Church, Wharton, Winsford
- UK place.population_ref
- 33,547 (Parish, 2021)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Winsford
- UK place.unitary_england
- Cheshire West and Chester
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Cheshire
- UK place.region
- North West England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Mid Cheshire
- UK place.post_town
- WINSFORD
- UK place.postcode_district
- CW7
- UK place.postcode_area
- CW
- UK place.dial_code
- 01606 (Northwich/Winsford), 01829 (Tarporley)
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SJ6566
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Encyclopedic overview
31 sectionsContents
- History
- Early origins
- Expansion
- 20th century
- Governance
- Administrative history
- Geography
- Weather
- Economy
- Rock salt
- Retail
- Infrastructure
- Landmarks
- St Chad's Church
- Stone (or 'Saxon') Cross
- Winsford Flashes
- Other landmarks
- Transport
- Education
- Primary schools
- Secondary schools
- Colleges
- Religious sites
- Sport and recreation
- Notable people
- Sport
- Twin town
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Winsford is a town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is on the River Weaver, south of Northwich and west of Middlewich. It grew around the salt mining industry after the river was canalised in the 18th century, allowing freight to be conveyed northwards to the Port of Runcorn on the River Mersey. At the 2021 census the built up area had a population of 32,530 and the parish had a population of 33,547.
Winsford is split into three areas: Over on the western side of the River Weaver, Wharton on the eastern side, and Swanlow and Dene.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Winsford” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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